571 result(s) for former hungarian president
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Facing Floods, EU Criticism & Opposition
- 10 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators don’t refrain from political remarks while tens of thousands of volunteers, leading politicians among them, help professionals build temporary defences against the highest water levels the Danube has seen.
Xpat Opinion: Leading Hungarian Socialists Reject Őszöd Leak Charge
- 28 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading left wing commentator does not dismiss the story that former Prime Minister Gyurcsány’s 2006 “lie speech” was leaked by three leading MSZP politicians, but thinks that regardless of who it was, the speech itself has left an unhealing wound on Hungary’s left wing. A right-wing columnist suggests the story is untrue and the tip-off must have come from Mr Gyurcsány.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Tug-Of-War With Brussels
- 21 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators unanimously find the protracted tug-of-war between the government and the European Union on constitutional and financial issues harmful, but opinions diverge widely on the causes and the possible solutions.
Former Agents In Hungary To Lose Extra Pension
- 21 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will deprive over 100 former ‘III/III’ domestic security agents and their heirs of their pension supplement, said Justice Ministry state secretary Bence Rétvári. The ministry has investigated around 1,000 people who received state decorations in the communist regime and were thus entitled to pension supplement.
Xpat Opinion: Repercussions Of PM Orbán’s Speech At World Jewish Congress In Budapest
- 14 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist fears that the apology of WJC chairman Ronald S. Lauder for his earlier criticism of PM Orbán’s speech will not be as widely reported in the international media as the original communique blaming Orbán for not being specific enough in distancing his party from the anti-Semitic far-right. A left-wing columnist, on the other hand, criticizes PM Orbán’s labelling of the Jews ...
Xpat Opinion: The “Iron Lady” Of Hungarian Media Dies At 51
- 3 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A former advisor to the public media conglomerate, MTVA, thinks the much reviled media law has brought essential improvements to the regulatory framework, and regulators were unprepared for the vehement of the attacks against it – despite the warning signs.
'Hungary & The Rule of Law', Statement By European Commission On 17 April
- 19 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The following text is from a speech delivered on April 17th 2013 by European Commission Viviane Reding during a session of the European Parliament about the political situation in Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Critics Of Hungary Criticised
- 16 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Mária Schmidt accuses Hungary’s foreign critics of applying double standards. The conservative historian suggests that the widespread western criticism of recent legislative developments in Hungary is inspired by left-wing intellectuals who have not yet done their homework.
More & More International Officials Declare Criticism Against Hungary To Be Exaggerated
- 29 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Congress member Christopher H. Smith, also co-chairman of the US Helsinki Commission said in a written statement that many of the criticisms towards the Orbán Government are unfair, involving double standards, misrepresentation, and inaccurate information.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Facing Floods, EU Criticism & Opposition
- 10 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators don’t refrain from political remarks while tens of thousands of volunteers, leading politicians among them, help professionals build temporary defences against the highest water levels the Danube has seen.
Xpat Opinion: Leading Hungarian Socialists Reject Őszöd Leak Charge
- 28 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading left wing commentator does not dismiss the story that former Prime Minister Gyurcsány’s 2006 “lie speech” was leaked by three leading MSZP politicians, but thinks that regardless of who it was, the speech itself has left an unhealing wound on Hungary’s left wing. A right-wing columnist suggests the story is untrue and the tip-off must have come from Mr Gyurcsány.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Tug-Of-War With Brussels
- 21 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators unanimously find the protracted tug-of-war between the government and the European Union on constitutional and financial issues harmful, but opinions diverge widely on the causes and the possible solutions.
Former Agents In Hungary To Lose Extra Pension
- 21 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will deprive over 100 former ‘III/III’ domestic security agents and their heirs of their pension supplement, said Justice Ministry state secretary Bence Rétvári. The ministry has investigated around 1,000 people who received state decorations in the communist regime and were thus entitled to pension supplement.
Xpat Opinion: Repercussions Of PM Orbán’s Speech At World Jewish Congress In Budapest
- 14 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist fears that the apology of WJC chairman Ronald S. Lauder for his earlier criticism of PM Orbán’s speech will not be as widely reported in the international media as the original communique blaming Orbán for not being specific enough in distancing his party from the anti-Semitic far-right. A left-wing columnist, on the other hand, criticizes PM Orbán’s labelling of the Jews ...
Xpat Opinion: The “Iron Lady” Of Hungarian Media Dies At 51
- 3 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A former advisor to the public media conglomerate, MTVA, thinks the much reviled media law has brought essential improvements to the regulatory framework, and regulators were unprepared for the vehement of the attacks against it – despite the warning signs.
'Hungary & The Rule of Law', Statement By European Commission On 17 April
- 19 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The following text is from a speech delivered on April 17th 2013 by European Commission Viviane Reding during a session of the European Parliament about the political situation in Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Critics Of Hungary Criticised
- 16 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Mária Schmidt accuses Hungary’s foreign critics of applying double standards. The conservative historian suggests that the widespread western criticism of recent legislative developments in Hungary is inspired by left-wing intellectuals who have not yet done their homework.
More & More International Officials Declare Criticism Against Hungary To Be Exaggerated
- 29 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Congress member Christopher H. Smith, also co-chairman of the US Helsinki Commission said in a written statement that many of the criticisms towards the Orbán Government are unfair, involving double standards, misrepresentation, and inaccurate information.

















